Matt Hammer, Neighbor

Matt is a fill-in weather anchor for WLNY-TV on Long Island and an avid weather watcher. He's currently broadening his knowledge of meteorology while also studying journalism at Stony Brook University. Matt's two strongest academic passions have always been the news and the weather.

He runs the local weather blog, http://www.HammerOutTheWeather.com.<br><br>Matt is heavily involved with Stony Brook University. He participated and reported for the campus news show, SBU-TV News – a closed circuit television show broadcast only on-campus. He also involved himself with the campus radio station, WUSB 90.1FM, which broadcasts across Long Island.<br><br>Matt continues to make a daily effort to meet and network with many contacts related to his fields of interest. He feels it is one of the most important aspects of becoming successful.

He comes from a family of five, including two younger brothers, and currently resides in East Setauket, NY.